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Statewide eBooks Project : Baker & Taylor/Axis 360 Partnering With eRead Illinois
| Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Special Libraries
From B&T: Baker & Taylor has been selected as a platform partner with the Illinois State Library and Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), to provide ebook circulation services for Illinois libraries as part of the new eRead Illinois project. The project will provide Illinois library users [across Public Academic, K-12 libraries] with shared access […]
New Product Launches From EBSCO, Knovel, and OCLC
| Conference Presentations, Data Files, EBSCO, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Special Libraries
1. EBSCO Information Services Launches eBook Business Collection The collection includes over 9,400 e-books with new e-books added regularly at no additional cost. 2. Knovel Launches New Cloud-Based Platform Improved search includes an intelligent, answer-centric algorithm, combining textual and data searches; the ability to “search within” results and filter results by content types including interactive tables, materials […]
New Report From IMLS: Highlights Roles of Libraries and Museums in Preparing Young Children for Success
| Academic Libraries, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Special Libraries
From the Institute for Museum and Library Services: Libraries and museums are effective, but often overlooked resources in our nation’s effort to turn around a crisis in early learning, exposing children to reading and powerful learning experiences in the critical early years and keeping them learning through the summer months, according to a report issued […]
ProQuest Formally Relaunches a Rebuilt Dialog, Now Known as ProQuest Dialog
| Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Special Libraries
From ProQuest: The completely rebuilt Dialog [now known as ProQuest Dialog] information service is making its official debut at the Special Libraries Association Conference underway in San Diego. [Clip] When ProQuest acquired Dialog, we committed to revive this iconic service. Today we’re delivering on that promise with a dramatic advancement for information-reliant industries,” said Tim Wahlberg, ProQuest Senior […]
Internet Archive Receives $1 Million Grant From Knight Foundation to Expand TV News Archive
| Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Special Libraries
Congrats to Brewster and IA team! From The Internet Archive Blog: Thanks to a recent $1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we will be expanding our TV News Search & Borrow service that enables everyone to search, quote and borrow U.S. television news programs. Launched last September, the service […]
Academic Librarians on “Navigating the eBook Maze”
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), EBSCO, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Reports, Special Libraries
Two info pros from the College of Charleston Libraries discuss a few of the challenges with ebook adoption and usage in libraries focusing on what ebrary and EBSCO offer. This column appears in the April 2013 issue of the The Charleston Advisor. The full text is accessible to non-subscribers. Title Navigating the E-book Maze Authors Yolanda-Pieta […]
New: Key Findings From The Survey of Library Use of Open Source Software (Primary Research Group)
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation, Public Libraries, Special Libraries
Primary Research Group has released The Survey of Library Use of Open Source Software. The 122 page report ($) looks, “closely at how public, academic and special libraries are using open source solutions for email, integrated library systems, word processing and spreadsheets, the library website, server management, and content management and digital preservation software, among […]
Highlights From The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2013 Edition
| Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Special Libraries
Primary Research Group has released the 2013 ed. of The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects. Approximately 80 libraries in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, continental Europe, and other countries/regions were surveyed. The full text report is fee-based but a few highlights are available at no charge. Highlights Include: Digitization projects or departments […]
New Report: “National Statistical and Values Profile of Canadian Libraries”
| Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Special Libraries
New from the Canadian Library Association: CLA is pleased to launch the National Statistical and Values Profile of Canadian Libraries. CLA Executive Council, under past-President Karen Adams, commissioned this research to provide CLA members with a current comprehensive overview of the activities of libraries in Canada. The statistics are supported by a compilation of statements […]
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Many Pittsburgh residents will pay more to the Carnegie Library system because of this year’s property reassessments and the special library tax voters approved in 2011. Taxable real estate values jumped 48 percent in the city and 32 percent countywide after the court-ordered revaluations. By state law, the city and other […]
